Six persons were killed while 15 were captured in simultaneous police operations against loose firearms and illegal drugs in 25 towns and cities in Negros Oriental on Thursday. Senior Supt. Raul Tacaca, Negros Oriental police director, said the simultaneous raids also yielded 21 assorted firearms and explosives. Of the six persons who fought the authorities during the police operations, five died in Guihulngan City and another one died Santa Catalina, all in Negros Oriental, according to Tacaca. https://www.manilatimes.net/6-dead-as-search-warrants-served-in-negros-oriental/488702/
Negros - During police raids on Thursday in Negros Oriental province, six people were killed and 16 injured. - Klajoo.com - Police Regional Office - Central Visayas (PRO-7) Superintendent Debold Sinas said at a press conference in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental Province, "We focused on the large-scale operation on Guihulngan City because we believed it was there are many lost firearms. " Simultaneous Police Operations (SEMPO) has searched for illegal firearms with 113 search warrants, including 82 for Guihulngan City, says Sinas. The six victims were identified as Jun Cubul, Demetrio Fat, Reneboy Fat, Dondon Isugan, Constancio Languita and Jaime Revilla, all of whom had resisted arrest, five of them in Guihulngan City and one in Santa Catalina. So far only 27 house searches have been carried out and 22 illegal firearms confiscated. According to Sinas, among the 16 arrested are two Barangay captains from Guihulngan City. Sinas says they have realigned their troops in Guihulngan following orders from the president to follow the New People's Army (NPA), which is operating in the hinterland of the city. EPD 29.12.2018 - 7:27
